Tag Archives: export

Rice exports year-to-date announced

Accumulated rice exports from the beginning of the year to July 16 stood at 2.875 million tons, according to the Vietnam Food Association. Exports under Cost Insurance and Freight (CIF) were worth $1.231 billion, while Free On Board (FOB) exports were $1.194 billion. The current price of raw rice made into 5 per cent broken […]

EU trade agreement to cut tariffs

Workers of Southern Food Company in HCM City load rice onto a boat for export. The EU will set aside large quotas for VN’s unprocessed rice HA NOI (VNS) — After the Free Trade Agreement between EU and Viet Nam (EVFTA) comes into effect, the EU will eliminate 86 per cent of tariff lines or […]

Vietnam finds new direction for rice industry

Vietnam has managed to improve rice quality (Photo: SGGP) After 30 years of renovation, Vietnam has obtained great achievements to become one among two top rice exporters in the world. However, rice productivity has reached its peak while the world supply has been increasing forcing the country to find new development direction for this industry. […]

Vietnam needs new policy for rice production

VietNamNet Bridge – To enhance the competitiveness of Vietnam’s rice production and value, and bring more profits to farmers, Vietnam needs new breakthrough policies. Since the late 1980s, Vietnam’s rice industry has developed strongly. This helped Vietnam not only ensure food security in the country but also become one of the top three rice exporters […]

Rice exports forecast to reach 6 million ton this year

Farmers sell rice to traders right after harvest in the field in the Mekong Delta (Photo: SGGP) Vietnam’s rice export is forecast to get this year target of over six million tons, according to chairman of the Vietnam Food Association Huynh The Nang. Export is likely to recover in the rest of 2015 and next year […]

The beleaguered rice market: exports up, prices down

VietNamNet Bridge – The bulk rice exports to the Philippines under the government-to-government market have not helped raise rice prices. The rice price in the Mekong River Delta did not move up in the last week despite the news about Vietnam’s attending the bid to provide 750,000 tons of rice to the Philippines later this […]

Russian keen on Vietnamese rice

(VOV) – Rice exports to Russia saw a sudden increase in the 10 months leading up to November, up 2.02 times in volume and nearly 80% in value, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). The MARD also reported that in November alone, the country shipped 885,000 tonnes of rice to get […]

Vietnam’s rice shipments could hit 6.8 million tonnes

Rice sacks are loaded onto a truck at a food processing company in Ho Chi Minh City. (Photo for illustration) Vietnam’s rice exports are likely to reach 6.8 million tonnes in 2015, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Centre for Informatics and Statistics. The figure was revised from the centre’s previous 6.02 […]

Rice exports may surpass 2015 target

Viet Nam had shipped 5.807 million tonnes of rice as of November this year. — Photo xaluan.com HA NOI (VNS) — Viet Nam’s rice exports are likely to exceed the target set for 2015 by 200,000 tonnes to 300,000 tonnes, hitting around 6.5 million tonnes for the year. A strong end to the year has […]

Rice exports thrive in new year

(VOV) – Rice exports have thrived from early this year as the signed contracts remain effective while import demand is high. Huynh The Nang, president of the Vietnam Food Association (VFA) said around 500,000-600,000 tons of rice will be delivered under the futures contracts and 200.000 tons under the commercial contracts that Vietnamese businesses signed […]